Awesome Kong Interview 15.7.2010
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, April 30, 2011
Under: Archive Interviews
She's
spent her whole wrestling career being either Amazing or Awesome. Now
the dominant former TNA knockouts champion Amazing Kong joins James
Guttman for an uncut ClubWWI.com shoot that fans have been waiting for!
Kong
has rocked rings all across the world. She's pounded foes into the
ground and made herself into one of the most unique and followed stars
in female wrestling. Later, her departure from TNA following a backstage
altercation made her one of the most controversial. Now hear her story
from the woman herself - complete, uncut. From Chyna's influence on her
career to the WWE Hall of Famers supporting her WWE debut to the reality
show that jumpstarted her career, she talks about it all. For a full
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As
one of the cornerstones for TNA's knockout division, Kong's departure
from the company left people shocked. During her shoot, James Guttman
calls her TNA's Daniel Bryan due to the outpouring of support from fans
after she left. He asks her about the fan reaction and the former
Knockouts Champion says she was touched to see how strongly people
supported her.
"It was and is still very touching. People still
message me on Facebook and Twitter and all my social networks, asking
when I'm coming back. Even on Twitter, I see that people still message
Dixie (Carter) to work it out with me and have me come back. That's
something that I don't want to say is never going to happen. You never
know what's going to happen because nothing's ever final in life. But it
really made me feel good that people really were behind me, respected
my decision, and it just feels really good when people take your side.
(laughs)"
JG compares her leaving TNA to almost a Shakespearean
play with its symbolism. She represented the old guard of Total Nonstop
Action for many fans while Bubba The Love Sponge, who she had a highly
publicized altercation with, was associated with Hulk Hogan's new
regime. When it all went down, the entire conflict almost seemed to take
on a life of its own. Kong explains to ClubWWI members that all is not
as it seems sometimes in wrestling...
"It really did and
unfortunately, what people think and perceived to have happened, didn't
really happen. You know, it just happened that I departed around the
time of public events happening with me and the Sponge Dude, or
whatever. It was around the time of Mr. Hogan coming in that I happened
to leave so people make assumptions that those are the reasons, which
some of those could have been catalysts - not Mr. Hogan coming in
because he was great to work with - but some of those other events may
have been the catalysts. But not the real reason I left."
Kong
speaks in-depth about her TNA career including her debut, what she
focused on the whole time, the response from fans, fighting Gail Kim,
how her gimmick has evolved, having her departure blown out of
proportion, fan shock over meeting her, and more.
But, as her
shoot continues, James asks the question that Kong is asked
constantly...WWE? How highly does a WWE debut rate on Kong's to-do list?
"I
ask myself this question every day. I ponder on it every day. I weigh
what it is I'm gonna do as far as my wrestling future every single day. I
have yet to come to a conclusion."
Kong then discusses the WWE
Hall of Famers who are supporting her possible WWE debut, when they met,
one big reason she's not in WWE right now, and more. But she also adds
this thought...
"So having that support and the support from fans
makes me think...should I be over there? Hmm, I should be over there
maybe. (laughs) I have to see about that."
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